Oct. 18, 2009

AUBURN, AL – The University of Kentucky women’s soccer team (4-7-4, 1-5-1 SEC) concludes its Alabama road trip on Sunday when they take on the Auburn Tigers (6-6-3, 3-4-0) in Auburn, Ala.

The Wildcats enter the match off a 2-0 loss at Alabama on Friday, while the Tigers claimed a 3-0 win over Vanderbilt.

Kentucky is 50-23-8 all-time against the SEC West, however the Cats haven’t fared as well against AU.

The Wildcats are 6-7-2 all-time against Auburn and haven’t defeated the Tigers since the 2001 season. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie last season, but in the last seven meetings UK is 0-5-2 against Auburn.

Junior goalie Sydney Hiance leads the UK defense with a 0.69 goals-against-average. Hiance entered the weekend ranked 22nd in the nation in GAA, while the UK defense as a whole ranked 21st in the country.

Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET; fans can follow live stats and blog at UKathletics.com.